Dead Rose BTA

[Mr. Foo]

I added a nice Rose BTA about a week and half ago. It spent a few days
wondering around but hadn't left its spot in
about 3 or 4 days.Yesterday morning I fed the tank some brine shrimp and
mysis mixed together and then some Nori
around 10 pm. I went and looked at the tank around 1 am and noticed the
anemone had moved and I couldn't see it.
This morning it was still gone but the clown fish that hasn't really left it
since I added it to the tank was swimming near
the same place I last saw the anemone so I thought it had just gone into a
cave and I couldn't see it. That was about 10
hours after I had last saw it looked totally healthy). Around 2pm I noticed
a piece of flesh by one of the rocks and
realized something was wrong. I started moving rocks and found a little
more. The anemone is gone, completely except
for the tiny pieces of flesh I found (3). The pieces would've made up about
maybe a fifth of the size of the anemone. Is it
possible something ate it? I have had a seabae die once and that was after 4
or 5 days of it going downhill. I have never
heard of one dieing in hours like that from being perfectly healthy. I did
make some changes this week. I added a marine
slug, a small Blue Tang and some Zoos 4 days ago. Last night was the first
time I had ever put Nori in the tank and I am
thinking maybe that killed the anemone and then the 3 crabs and coral band I
have ate it. I did 30% water change and
tested ammonia and it was 0. I do weekly 10-15% water changes with RO water.
I have a 400watt halide and 15 watt
acenteic fluorescent.

Current inhabitants are:

1 Maroon and yellow striped Clown
1 yellow tail blue Damsel
1 Blue Tang
2 Hermit crabs
1 Coral Banded Shrimp
1 Sea urchin
1 Emerald Crab

46 gallon tank, all water params seem fine. The temp gets up to 82-84 with
the halide, since this morning I took that off
and put my power pcs back on until I figure out what happened. Anyone have
some ideas?

Thanks,
Kelly

[John D. Maag]

Do you have powerheads in the tank. Mayve it got sucvked into something

"Mr. Foo" > wrote in message
news:eK41d.387594$M95.34006@pd7tw1no...
> I added a nice Rose BTA about a week and half ago. It spent a few days
> wondering around but hadn't left its spot in
> about 3 or 4 days.Yesterday morning I fed the tank some brine shrimp and
> mysis mixed together and then some Nori
> around 10 pm. I went and looked at the tank around 1 am and noticed the
> anemone had moved and I couldn't see it.
> This morning it was still gone but the clown fish that hasn't really left
it
> since I added it to the tank was swimming near
> the same place I last saw the anemone so I thought it had just gone into a
> cave and I couldn't see it. That was about 10
> hours after I had last saw it looked totally healthy). Around 2pm I
noticed
> a piece of flesh by one of the rocks and
> realized something was wrong. I started moving rocks and found a little
> more. The anemone is gone, completely except
> for the tiny pieces of flesh I found (3). The pieces would've made up
about
> maybe a fifth of the size of the anemone. Is it
> possible something ate it? I have had a seabae die once and that was after
4
> or 5 days of it going downhill. I have never
> heard of one dieing in hours like that from being perfectly healthy. I did
> make some changes this week. I added a marine
> slug, a small Blue Tang and some Zoos 4 days ago. Last night was the first
> time I had ever put Nori in the tank and I am
> thinking maybe that killed the anemone and then the 3 crabs and coral band
I
> have ate it. I did 30% water change and
> tested ammonia and it was 0. I do weekly 10-15% water changes with RO
water.
> I have a 400watt halide and 15 watt
> acenteic fluorescent.
>
> Current inhabitants are:
>
> 1 Maroon and yellow striped Clown
> 1 yellow tail blue Damsel
> 1 Blue Tang
> 2 Hermit crabs
> 1 Coral Banded Shrimp
> 1 Sea urchin
> 1 Emerald Crab
>
> 46 gallon tank, all water params seem fine. The temp gets up to 82-84 with
> the halide, since this morning I took that off
> and put my power pcs back on until I figure out what happened. Anyone have
> some ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Kelly
>
>
>

[Mr. Foo]

I have the intakes covered so nothing can get sucked in.
"John D. Maag" > wrote in message
. com...
> Do you have powerheads in the tank. Mayve it got sucvked into something
>
> "Mr. Foo" > wrote in message
> news:eK41d.387594$M95.34006@pd7tw1no...
>> I added a nice Rose BTA about a week and half ago. It spent a few days
>> wondering around but hadn't left its spot in
>> about 3 or 4 days.Yesterday morning I fed the tank some brine shrimp and
>> mysis mixed together and then some Nori
>> around 10 pm. I went and looked at the tank around 1 am and noticed the
>> anemone had moved and I couldn't see it.
>> This morning it was still gone but the clown fish that hasn't really left
> it
>> since I added it to the tank was swimming near
>> the same place I last saw the anemone so I thought it had just gone into
>> a
>> cave and I couldn't see it. That was about 10
>> hours after I had last saw it looked totally healthy). Around 2pm I
> noticed
>> a piece of flesh by one of the rocks and
>> realized something was wrong. I started moving rocks and found a little
>> more. The anemone is gone, completely except
>> for the tiny pieces of flesh I found (3). The pieces would've made up
> about
>> maybe a fifth of the size of the anemone. Is it
>> possible something ate it? I have had a seabae die once and that was
>> after
> 4
>> or 5 days of it going downhill. I have never
>> heard of one dieing in hours like that from being perfectly healthy. I
>> did
>> make some changes this week. I added a marine
>> slug, a small Blue Tang and some Zoos 4 days ago. Last night was the
>> first
>> time I had ever put Nori in the tank and I am
>> thinking maybe that killed the anemone and then the 3 crabs and coral
>> band
> I
>> have ate it. I did 30% water change and
>> tested ammonia and it was 0. I do weekly 10-15% water changes with RO
> water.
>> I have a 400watt halide and 15 watt
>> acenteic fluorescent.
>>
>> Current inhabitants are:
>>
>> 1 Maroon and yellow striped Clown
>> 1 yellow tail blue Damsel
>> 1 Blue Tang
>> 2 Hermit crabs
>> 1 Coral Banded Shrimp
>> 1 Sea urchin
>> 1 Emerald Crab
>>
>> 46 gallon tank, all water params seem fine. The temp gets up to 82-84
>> with
>> the halide, since this morning I took that off
>> and put my power pcs back on until I figure out what happened. Anyone
>> have
>> some ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Mort]

Covered with what?

Those little plastic guards are not enough to protect an anemone.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/Lord_Mort/DSC02299.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/Lord_Mort/DSC02298.jpg

hth

~Mort


"Mr. Foo" > wrote in message
news:9P91d.390302$M95.113749@pd7tw1no...
> I have the intakes covered so nothing can get sucked in.
> "John D. Maag" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > Do you have powerheads in the tank. Mayve it got sucvked into something
> >
> > "Mr. Foo" > wrote in message
> > news:eK41d.387594$M95.34006@pd7tw1no...
> >> I added a nice Rose BTA about a week and half ago. It spent a few days
> >> wondering around but hadn't left its spot in
> >> about 3 or 4 days.Yesterday morning I fed the tank some brine shrimp
and
> >> mysis mixed together and then some Nori
> >> around 10 pm. I went and looked at the tank around 1 am and noticed the
> >> anemone had moved and I couldn't see it.
> >> This morning it was still gone but the clown fish that hasn't really
left
> > it
> >> since I added it to the tank was swimming near
> >> the same place I last saw the anemone so I thought it had just gone
into
> >> a
> >> cave and I couldn't see it. That was about 10
> >> hours after I had last saw it looked totally healthy). Around 2pm I
> > noticed
> >> a piece of flesh by one of the rocks and
> >> realized something was wrong. I started moving rocks and found a
little
> >> more. The anemone is gone, completely except
> >> for the tiny pieces of flesh I found (3). The pieces would've made up
> > about
> >> maybe a fifth of the size of the anemone. Is it
> >> possible something ate it? I have had a seabae die once and that was
> >> after
> > 4
> >> or 5 days of it going downhill. I have never
> >> heard of one dieing in hours like that from being perfectly healthy. I
> >> did
> >> make some changes this week. I added a marine
> >> slug, a small Blue Tang and some Zoos 4 days ago. Last night was the
> >> first
> >> time I had ever put Nori in the tank and I am
> >> thinking maybe that killed the anemone and then the 3 crabs and coral
> >> band
> > I
> >> have ate it. I did 30% water change and
> >> tested ammonia and it was 0. I do weekly 10-15% water changes with RO
> > water.
> >> I have a 400watt halide and 15 watt
> >> acenteic fluorescent.
> >>
> >> Current inhabitants are:
> >>
> >> 1 Maroon and yellow striped Clown
> >> 1 yellow tail blue Damsel
> >> 1 Blue Tang
> >> 2 Hermit crabs
> >> 1 Coral Banded Shrimp
> >> 1 Sea urchin
> >> 1 Emerald Crab
> >>
> >> 46 gallon tank, all water params seem fine. The temp gets up to 82-84
> >> with
> >> the halide, since this morning I took that off
> >> and put my power pcs back on until I figure out what happened. Anyone
> >> have
> >> some ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Kelly
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

[Billy]

"Mort" > wrote in message
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| Covered with what?
|


Many people use plastic mesh, available by the foot at H.I. stores.


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